Ecclesiastes 7:5
King James Version
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:5 in context
Ecclesiastes 7:3
Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
Ecclesiastes 7:4
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
Ecclesiastes 7:5SELECTED VERSE
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:6
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 7:7
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
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